Communication Networks

Dipl.-Inform. Florian Heimgärtner

Research

I am a researcher and PhD student at the Chair for Communication Networks at the University of Tübingen/Germany. Previously, I studied computer science at the University of Tübingen/Germany. I received a German diploma in computer science (Dipl.-Inform.) from the University of Tübingen/Germany.

My current research interest is smart grid, internet of things, network security, and cloud computing.

Research Projects

Teaching

List of Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Wei Koong Chai, Ning Wang, Konstantinos V. Katsaros, George Kamel, Stijn Melis, Michael Hoefling, Barbara Vieira, Paolo Romano, Styliani Sarri, Teklemariam Tesfay, Binxu Yang, Florian Heimgaertner, Marco Pignati, Mario Paolone, Michael Menth, George Pavlou, Erik Poll, Marcel Mampaey, Herman Bontius and Chris Develder: An Information-Centric Communication Infrastructure for Real-Time State Estimation of Active Distribution Networks, in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (TSG), vol. 6, no. 4, July 2015, IEEE

Conference Papers

  1. Thomas Stueber, Florian Heimgaertner, and Michael Menth: Day-Ahead Optimization of Production Schedules for Saving Electrical Energy Costs, preprint, in Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy), June 2019, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  2. Florian Heimgaertner, Sascha Heider, Thomas Stueber, Daniel Merling, and Michael Menth: Load Profile Negotiation in Day-Ahead Planning for Compliance with Power Limits, in Proceedings of the ETG Congress 2019, May 2019, Esslingen, Germany
  3. Mark Schmidt, Andreas Stockmayer, Florian Heimgaertner, and Michael Menth: A Semi-Virtualized Testbed Cluster with a Centralized Server for Networking Education, in Proceedings of the 30th International Teletraffic Congress (ITC), September 2018, Vienna, Austria
  4. Florian Heimgaertner, Uwe Ziegler, Bernd Thomas, and Michael Menth: A Distributed Control Architecture for a Loosely Coupled Virtual Power Plant, in Proceedings of the ICE/IEEE International Technology Management Conference (ICE/IEEE ITMC), June 2018, Stuttgart, Germany
  5. Florian Heimgaertner and Michael Menth: Distributed Controller Communication in Virtual Power Plants Using Smart Meter Gateways, in Proceedings of the ICE/IEEE International Technology Management Conference (ICE/IEEE ITMC), June 2018, Stuttgart, Germany
  6. Florian Heimgaertner, Mark Schmidt, David Morgenstern, and Michael Menth: A Software-Defined Firewall Bypass for Congestion Offloading, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), November 2017, Tokyo, Japan
  7. Florian Heimgaertner, Ellen Schur, Frank Truckenmueller, and Michael Menth: A Virtual Power Plant Demonstration Platform for Multiple Optimization and Control Systems, in Proceedings of the International ETG Congress 2017, November 2017, Bonn, Germany
  8. Florian Heimgaertner, Stefan Hettich, Oliver Kohlbacher, and Michael Menth: Scaling Home Automation to Public Buildings: A Distributed Multiuser Setup for OpenHAB 2, in Proceedings of the Global IoT Summit, June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland
  9. Florian Heimgaertner, Michael Hoefling, Michael Menth, Ellen Schur, Frank Truckenmueller, Heinz Hagenlocher, Joachim Zunke, Armin Frey, Dieter Ebinger, Stefan Jaegers, Lothar Duerr, Thomas Roeger, Karsten Lindner and Claus Kahlert: The Demonstration Project Virtual Power Plant Neckar-Alb, in Proceedings of the VDE Kongress 2016: Internet der Dinge, November 2016, Mannheim, Germany
  10. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, Daniel Fuchs, and Michael Menth: jOSEF: A Java-Based Open-Source Smart Meter Gateway Experimentation Framework, in Proceedings of the D-A-CH Conference on Energy Informatics (Energieinformatik 2015), November 2015, Karlsruhe, Germany
  11. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, Daniel Fuchs, Michael Menth, Paolo Romano, Teklemariam Tesfay, Mario Paolone, Jimmie Adolph, and Vidar Gronas: Integration of IEEE C37.118 and Publish/Subscribe Communication, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2015), June 2015, London, UK
  12. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, Michael Menth, Konstantinos V. Katsaros, Paolo Romano, Lorenzo Zanni, and George Kamel: Enabling Resilient Smart Grid Communication over the Information-Centric C-DAX Middleware, in Proceedings of the ITG/GI International Conference on Networked Systems (NetSys 2015), March 2015, Cottbus, Germany
  13. Mark Schmidt, Florian Heimgaertner, and Michael Menth: A Virtualized Testbed with Physical Outlets for Hands-on Computer Networking Education, in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (SIGITE'14), October 2014, Atlanta, GA, USA

Workshop Papers

  1. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, and Michael Menth: Advanced Communication Modes for the Publish/Subscribe C-DAX Middleware, in Proceedings of the IFIP/IEEE Workshop on the Management of Fog Computing and the Internet of Things (ManFIoT 2016) collocated with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2016), April 2016, Istanbul, Turkey
  2. Florian Heimgaertner, Michael Hoefling, Barbara Vieira, Erik Poll, and Michael Menth: A Security Architecture for the Publish/Subscribe C-DAX Middleware, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Security and Privacy for Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems (IoT/CPS-Security 2015) collocated with the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2015), June 2015, London, UK
  3. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, Michael Menth, and Herman Bontius: Traffic Estimation of the PowerMatcher Application for Demand Supply Matching in Smart Grids, in Proceedings of the ITG/GI Workshop on Middleware for a Smarter Use of Electric Energy (MidSEE 2015) collocated with the ITG/GI International Conference on Networked Systems (NetSys 2015), March, 2015, Cottbus, Germany
  4. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, Benjamin Litfinski, and Michael Menth: A Perspective on the Future Retail Energy Market, in Proceedings of the Workshop on Demand Modeling and Quantitative Analysis of Future Generation Energy Networks and Energy Efficient Systems (FGENET2014), March 2014, Bamberg, Germany
  5. Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner, and Michael Menth: C-DAX: A Secure and Resilient Communication and Information Infrastructure for Power Grids, in Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on "Renewable Energies, Smart Grid, and Green ICT", November 2012, Stuttgart, Germany

Conference Demos

  1. Florian Heimgaertner, Thomas Sachs, and Michael Menth: ClassCast: A Tool for Class-Based Forecasting, in Proceedings of the 19th International GI/ITG Conference on Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems, February 2018, Erlangen, Germany
  2. Mark Schmidt, Florian Heimgaertner, Michael Hoefling, and Michael Menth: Enabling Physical Interaction with Virtualized Testbeds for Hands-on Networking Courses, in Proceedings of the ITG/GI International Conference on Networked Systems (NetSys 2015), March 2015, Cottbus, Germany
  3. Mark Schmidt, Florian Heimgaertner, and Michael Menth: Demo: A Virtualized Lab Testbed with Physical Network Outlets for Hands-on Computer Networking Education, Presented at ACM SIGCOMM, August 2014, Chicago, IL, USA

Posters

  1. Michael Menth, Michael Hoefling, Florian Heimgaertner: "Kommunikation für Smart Grids", Förderbescheidübergabe Demonstratorprojekt Virtuelles Kraftwerk Neckar-Alb, Reutlingen, Germany, October 2015

Talks

  1. "Das Stromsystem und die Energiewende - Grundlagen und Herausforderungen", Lectures for Future, Tuebingen, Germany, June 2019.
  2. "Scaling Home Automation to Public Buildings: A Distributed Multiuser Setup for OpenHAB 2", Smart Public Building 2018, Stuttgart, Germany, October 2018.
  3. "A Software-Defined Firewall Bypass for Congestion Offloading", KuVS Fachgespräch "Network Softwarization", Tuebingen, Germany, October 2017.
  4. "The C-DAX Security Architecture for Smart Grids", ITG FG522 Workshop: Neue Herausforderungen in der Netzsicherheit (ITG-NHNS), Tuebingen, Germany, September 2015.

Theses

  1. Florian Heimgaertner: Simulative Evaluation of Auditor Concepts for Congestion Exposure in IP Networks. Diploma Thesis, University of Tübingen, November 2012